Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-03
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE deposits in the savings banks Of Massa-
chusetts aggregate the very large amount OF
Sz9l, l97 600 or in round numbers $3O)O0O, OOc.
KING KALAKAUA. who wants to borrow 81
COO, 900, received i've copies of the Bible for
Christmas. 1.-The will turn to I. Timothy VII,
10, he will read that "the love of money is
the root Of all evil"
"OF the $1,000 or 20, 900 Boston women en-
titled to vote only 1.l93 have taken the trouble
to register" There are great MANY women
IN this country who wantthe ballot but they
want 1t brought to the house, cut en- train
with U shaped neck, and garnished with jet
trimming.
THE Federal government pays in salaries to
appointed officers $50, 900, 600 year, and about
$l8O. 00o,O 900 IS paid annually by city. town and
state governments for the service they en-
p "y, maklng total income for Otficeholders
throughout the country of $4,000, 900 year,
or the equivalent of per cent. on a capital of
$4,2OO,O 900.
DIR. W. H. HALE, an Edinburgh physician,
who is travelling IN this country, has cane
which he says costs IS 500. The head contains
over three pounds of lS-carat gold: and Is
mounted with sixty diamonds. The gold
snake which entwines the upper part Of the
cane has ruby eyes. In the top of the head is
secured 90 d chronometer balance watch,
tne cover or which cont aims gold monogram
OF It's owner, studded with twenty-four dia-
mouds.
The London correspondent of the Irish
Times says another domestic romance is being
prepared for the London courts The princi-
pals are a teran soldier on the verge Of four
score and his wife, Young lady of 20, who
married twelve months ago. Is was stated
tina on one occasion the venerable husband
was set upon by his young wife, and actually
klcSed down stairs, ann that another line
she called for him at his club, and when he
came out on the steps, thrashed him with h is
own walking stick.
FRANK WEIGMAN, who died in Cincinnati
recently, was born in 1871 in Wcstphalia.
When boy IS years old he entered the Eng
llsh army, and subsequently became soldier
OF Ere lerick III. Of Prussia. He fought in the
war against Ma oleon. and was one of
Blucher's men at the battle of Waterloo, when
he received sword thrust which marked him
Tor lie. He came to America when he Was
10 years old, and on Oct. 20 last he celebrated
ms l05th birthday. He was but four feet and
few inches in height, and as spry and active
As a boy of sixteen. His hearing. eyeslght
and appetite were excellent. He left twenty
tree grandchildren and eigh cen great
grandchildren. HIS bro her died some time
ago 10 Germany at the age of 1903, and his
mother died at so.
A TIRED MAN managed to get a seat In a
crowded Brooklyn Bridge car the other even
ing. md was enjoying iC, when he saw an
elderly and frail-looking woman standing
W ibi tNO VI IHIet young WOMEN. Iio AROSE,
reached out a long arm, put his finger on the
elderly woman, and said: Mad am, here's a
seat" The lady at once started for the seat.
without glvin8 word or look to the tired man :;
but her companion, bright and pretty girl,
grabbed ter cOaN and in a stage whisper
said: THANK him! Thank himn' Where
upon the elderly lady stopped short and sad
with great distinctncss: I'm very much
obi ged to you. sir" The tired man lifted his
hat. but ic was to the pretty girl, whom he
eyed with great and apparent admiration all
the way across the bridge.
CLOSE to the village drinking fountain of
TheEelle. in the department Of Aisne, there
Is a little red cottage. ia which, since June l,
1888, Marguerite Boyenval las lain IN a deep
ethargic sleep. The cottage consists of two
rooms. In one the family lives; in the other
which is cold and damp, the sleeping girl 10
lying. A feeble light fails through The cur
tains of the only window looking upon a lit
tie garden. Like the pictures OF pale sain s
in a Greek church, the figure of the young girl
is set off against the whi bedcl0thes. Her
ewes are closed Does she dream? DOes she
think? Her beautiful face is quite calm.
Sometimes her mother opens the heavy eye,
at which the girl seems to become troubled iii
her sleep, and her cheeks become slightly
tinged with color. Marguerite ls dressed in
an Indian costume. Her hands are cold AS
those of a corpse: she is very thin; her breath
ing is scarcely percepthle, and she is fed on
nothing hut peptone. During the three years
that she has been in this state OF lethargv she
has never been troub ell by anv ln!isnosition,
and she does not seem to have grown day
older. A committee of special physicians is
just about TO make careful Investigation of
The case,